Your Network Password 

NIU network passwords expire every 130 days and are used with your AccountID / Z-ID to access computing and communications resources at NIU.

Your Initial Password

Your date of birth in YYYYMmmDD format

• Mmm is the first 3 letters of the Month
  • January = "Jan", February = "Feb", etc.
• Example: January 1, 1993 = 1993Jan01

See your initial password.

Your initial password is temporary. It allows 3 grace logins before it expires. Change it to a permanent password at password.niu.edu.

Building a Better Password

Change your password at any time - password.niu.edu

Password requirements

• at least 8 characters
• contain at least one character from at least three of the following four groups:
  • uppercase letters
  • lowercase letters
  • special characters like :-+,~`!@#$%^&*()=_'"{}[]|\?/:;><.
  • numbers
• cannot be reused
• cannot contain your AccountID/Z-ID or full name

If you forget your password or it expires

• If you have set up your two verification questions, go to password.niu.edu.
• If you haven't, call 815-753-8100.

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